They have the highest percentage of aurochs genetic material. I don’t think we’ll ever beable to create an animal that is 100 percent like the aurochs, but we can get very close.

The Taurus Project in Portugal Another is another programme trying to revive the aurochs and has also been cross-breeding species in an attempt to bring the extinct animals back to life.

These programmes are all part of the Rewilding Europe project. It's an initiative that aims to reintroduce Europe’s lost, wild species, which would not only help the environment, but also be good for local tourism.

Wild cattle are one of the species that shaped the European landscape over hundreds of thousands of years. If there are no large herbivores then the forest regenerates very fast. Big grazing animals keep patches of land open and create variety in the landscape which helps many thousands of species of plants, insects and animals.

Cave paintings across Europe have also been shown to depict Aurochs, suggesting thay they were an important part of our agriculture, another reason scientists want to bring them back.

Recently added to the list for "de-extinction" are woolly mammoths and moas which were giant flightless birds.

What are your thoughts on the issue? Are the experiments crossing too many ethical boundaries and should they be allowed to continue, or is this good for mankind in the long run with the reintroduction of extinct species?

Scientists Attempting to Bring Back to Life This Enormous Extinct Cow, Mammoths are Next!
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